downhill

Example Sentences

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Guilt rises in me hard and fast and I feel my head bobbing up and down reflexively, trying to diffuse a situation that’s going downhill fast.

From Literature

However, she accumulated speed on the downhill, and Clare could do nothing but shriek when she nearly bowled over the crying kits, overcorrected, then stopped a whisker away from colliding with the south fence.

From Literature

He noted that drivers traveling downhill toward the intersection often gain speed and may not anticipate pedestrians crossing.

From Los Angeles Times

She is 41 and has won four overall World Cup championships, with 84 World Cup wins and three Olympic medals, including gold in the downhill at the 2010 Vancouver Games.

From Los Angeles Times

The well was downhill from the barn lot.

From Literature